Though diets and preferences vary throughout India, most people follow a primarily plant-based diet. In 2003, Oprah announced she was no longer eating after 7:30 p.m. to stave off weight gain. Not even a grape," she wrote in the January issue of , The Oprah Magazine, where she meditated on her heaviest (237 pounds) and lightest (145 pounds) selves—and all the dietary tweaks and allowances and emotional ups and downs that led her there. And while this writer, like much of the world, takes everything Oprah says as fact, I never knew why not eating late made sense, instead figuring it simply allotted for less time to burn off calories. Turns out, not only does our body burn fat and our brain reset in the middle of the night, but every organ cleanses itself, too. That is, if our internal 24-hour clock—known as the body's circadian rhythm, or internal daily time table—is programmed properly to get the job done.
How good is the food? It's seriously good. Unlike other fitness food delivery services, these are not frozen meals packed with preservatives. Every day a bike arrives at your home or office carrying a cool bag packed with a day's worth of fresh, chef-prepared meals - and there are plenty of options as each day has a meat, veggie, fish, breakfast and paleo choice to select from (plus snacks and drinks too). While the menu options remain the same for three months at a time, the order they arrive in is changed week-to-week, meaning you never get bored - and you begin to get your favourites. We especially looked forward to the protein waffles served with mango & turmeric chia jam, the tangy Vietnamese tuna with buckwheat noodles, and the wholewheat pasta with kale pesto and broccoli. Of particular note was the bonkers-yet-delicious avocado chocolate mousse.
This is the one rule for weight loss that is evergreen and that everyone wanting to shed kilos faster needs to follow. So what is the best way to beat dehydration? According to Dr. Dutta, water, followed by coconut water, lemon water and the desi summer drinks like kanji and aam panna, are some of the best drinks to keep yourself hydrated. The lesser the amount of sugar in your drink, the better it is for you. Keep a bottle of water with you at all times and take small sips to fill yourself up.
The researchers have also looked at their attitudes and behavior. They found that most of them do not consider themselves Type A, dispelling the idea that only obsessive superplanners can stick to a diet. They learned that many successful dieters were self-described morning people. (Other research supports the anecdotal: for some reason, night owls tend to weigh more than larks.) The researchers also noticed that people with long-term weight loss tended to be motivated by something other than a slimmer waist-like a health scare or the desire to live a longer life, to be able to spend more time with loved ones.
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